PETA Urges Georgia Bulldogs To Retire ‘Uga’ Live Mascot

Fresh off Georgia’s blowout championship game win, the Bulldogs currently have a brand-new opponent — PETA — ’cause the animal rights org. is requiring the victors to formally retire their live mascot, Uga.

TMZ Sports has actually found out, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals fired off a letter to University of Georgia president, Jere Morehead today … asking the school to change its renowned English bulldog, Uga X, with a human at sporting occasions.

The org. claims Uga’s existence at video games increases need for breathing-impaired types like pugs, bulldogs and fighters … and they desire Georgia to lead by example.

PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman launched a declaration on the matter … stating, “As the back-to-back national champion, can’t UGA find it in its heart to honestly examine the impact of its promotion of deformed dogs and call time on its outdated, live-animal mascot program?”

“PETA is calling on Jere Morehead to be a peach and replace poor Uga with a human mascot who can support the team in a winning way.”

Of course, Georgia has actually utilized live mascots because the 1950s … beginning with Uga I. The present mascot, Uga X, did not make the journey to Los Angeles for Monday’s video game due to the 5 plus hour flight.